Citizenship Recent American History Practice Questions
Recent American History makes up 7 of every 50 questions on a Tigertest Citizenship practice test. Here are 10 of the 28 questions on it, each with the answer and the reason.
Updated by the Tigertest team. Built from the official USCIS 2025 civics test list (128 questions). Officials' names change; check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates.
1. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s:
- A.Mexican-American War
- B.World War I
- C.Revolutionary War
- D.War of 1812
Answer: B. World War I is one acceptable answer. The others are World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the (Persian) Gulf War.
2. Which of these is NOT a war the United States fought in the 1900s?
- A.Persian Gulf War
- B.World War II
- C.Vietnam War
- D.Civil War
Answer: D. The Civil War was fought in the 1800s. Wars fought by the United States in the 1900s include World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the (Persian) Gulf War.
3. Why did the United States enter World War I?
- A.Because Germany attacked U.S. civilian ships
- B.To stop the spread of communism in Asia
- C.Because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
- D.To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
Answer: A. The United States entered World War I because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships. Also acceptable: to support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia) or to oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria).
4. Which alliance did the United States oppose when it entered World War I?
- A.The Axis Powers
- B.The League of Nations
- C.The Central Powers
- D.The Allied Powers
Answer: C. The United States entered World War I to oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria). Also acceptable: because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships, or to support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia).
5. When did all women get the right to vote?
- A.1964
- B.1776
- C.1920
- D.1865
Answer: C. All women got the right to vote in 1920. Also acceptable: after World War I, or (with the) 19th Amendment.
6. Which constitutional amendment gave all women in the United States the right to vote?
- A.The 19th Amendment
- B.The 13th Amendment
- C.The 15th Amendment
- D.The 26th Amendment
Answer: A. All women got the right to vote with the 19th Amendment. Also acceptable: 1920, or after World War I.
7. What was the Great Depression in American history?
- A.A war between the Northern and Southern states
- B.A long rivalry with the Soviet Union
- C.A movement to end racial discrimination
- D.The longest economic recession in modern history
Answer: D. The Great Depression was the longest economic recession in modern history.
8. When did the Great Depression start?
- A.At the end of World War I
- B.With the stock market crash of 1929
- C.When the Civil War ended in 1865
- D.After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941
Answer: B. The Great Depression started with the Great Crash, the stock market crash of 1929.
9. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
- A.Woodrow Wilson
- B.Franklin Roosevelt
- C.Abraham Lincoln
- D.Dwight D. Eisenhower
Answer: B. (Franklin) Roosevelt was president during the Great Depression and World War II.
10. What was one reason the United States entered World War II?
- A.Iraq invaded Kuwait
- B.To stop the spread of communism
- C.Terrorists attacked New York City
- D.Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
Answer: D. The United States entered World War II after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Also acceptable: to support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia) or to oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan).
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